Created by the public interest law firm Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Suit Brought To Help Stop The Extinction Of The Endangered Mexican Wolf

We today filed a lawsuit with
the Center for Biological Diversity challenging the Fish and Wildlife Service’s
delay in improving conditions for the Mexican Wolf – a species teetering on the
brink of extinction in the Southwest. Although the species was
reintroduced in the late 1990s after being exterminated largely by the
livestock industry, the FWS has failed to implement important measures to
assure the survival and recovery of the species. As a result, only
about 58 wolves remain in the wild – far below the 102 the FWS said were needed
by 2006 to ensure the species’ recovery. In addition to severely
restricting the areas in which the wolves may disperse, the agency removes
wolves caught preying on livestock – most recently resulting in the separation
of a female from her five newborn pups who are not expected to survive the
winter without her. The lawsuit, which was filed in the federal district
court in D.C., seeks a court order requiring the agency to finish a
rule-making it started over six years ago to address the Center’s request for
stronger measures to ensure the wolf’s recovery.